VMworld is a global Multicloud conference, hosted by VMware. It is the largest multi-cloud-specific event. It has been held in San Diego, California in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018; Los Angeles, California in 2006; and San Francisco, California in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it converted to a fully digital event in 2020.
The conference was renamed VMware Explore in 2022.
There is also an annual VMworld conference that has been held since 2008 in Europe, usually in October or November following the US conference. The European conference has been held in France, Denmark, and Spain.
The conference normally lasts between three and five days and consists of breakout sessions, panels, exhibit hall, and hands-on labs. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2004 and attracted more than 1,600 attendees and over the years has attracted over 20,000 attendees annually.
Sponsors and partners include AWS, Cisco,
Events
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| Date: | Global: October 5 - 7, 2021 [1] |
| Facility: | Online Event |
| Attendance: | TBD |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Imagine That" |
| Media: | Unknown.... |
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| Date: | Global: September 29 - October 1, 2020 |
| Facility: | Online Event |
| Attendance: | TBD |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Possible Together" |
| Media: | Unknown.... |
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| Date: | US: August 25-29, 2019 [2]
EMEA: November 4-7, 2019 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: The Moscone Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: TBD
EMEA: TBD |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Make your mark..." |
| Band: | US: OneRepublic
EMEA: Stereophonics |
| Media: | Unknown.... |
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| Date: | US: August 26-30, 2018 |
| City: | US: Las Vegas, NV
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 23,000+
EMEA: ~13,000 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Possible Begins with You..." |
| Band: | US: Royal Machines + Fred Durst + Macy Gray
EMEA: The Kooks + Counterfeit Stones |
| Media: | Unknown.... |
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| Date: | US: August 27-31, 2017 |
| City: | US: Las Vegas, NV
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: Estimated 19,500 per discussions with VMware employees at VMworld
EMEA: ? |
| Marketing Tagline: | "I am..." |
| Band: | US: Blink182 & Bleachers
EMEA: Kaiser Chiefs |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 28-September 1, 2016 |
| City: | US: Las Vegas, NV
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 23,000
EMEA: 10,000 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "be_Tomorrow" |
| Band: | US: Fall Out Boy & Capital Cities
EMEA: Empire of the Sun |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 30-September 3, 2015 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 23,000
EMEA: 10,000 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Ready for Any" |
| Band: | US: Neon Trees & Alabama Shakes
EMEA: Faithless |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 24-28, 2014 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 26,000
EMEA: 11,000 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "No Limits" |
| Band: | US: The Black Keys
EMEA: Simple Minds |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 25-29, 2013 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 22,500
EMEA: 8,600 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Defy Convention" |
| Band: | US: Train & Imagine Dragons
EMEA: Taio Cruz |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 26-30, 2012 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
| Attendance: | US: 21,000
EMEA: 8,200 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Right Here Right Now" |
| Band: | US: Jon Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia
EMEA: N/A |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 29-September 1, 2011 |
| City: | US: Las Vegas, NV
EMEA: Copenhagen, DK |
| Facility: | US: Sands Convention Center
EMEA: Bella Center |
| Attendance: | US: 19,000
EMEA: 6,500 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Your Cloud. Own It." |
| Band: | US: The Killers
EMEA: N/A |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 30-September 2, 2010 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Copenhagen, DK |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Bella Center |
| Attendance: | US: 17,000
EMEA: 5,700 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Virtual Roads, Actual Clouds" |
| Band: | US: INXS
EMEA: Bjorn Again (Cover Band) |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: August 31-September 3, 2009 |
| City: | US: San Francisco, CA
EMEA: Cannes, FR |
| Facility: | US: Moscone Center
EMEA: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès |
| Attendance: | US: 12,500
EMEA: 5,300 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Hello Freedom" |
| Band: | US: Foreigner
EMEA: N/A |
| Media: | Backpack
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| Date: | US: September 15-18, 2008 |
| City: | US: Las Vegas, NV
EMEA: Cannes, FR |
| Facility: | US: Sands Convention Center
EMEA: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès |
| Attendance: | US: 14,000
EMEA: 4,500 |
| Marketing Tagline: | "Virtually Anything is Possible" |
| Band: | US: Tainted Love (cover band)
EMEA: N/A |
| Media: | Backpack
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